TroyHazard

Speaker Profile

There are few situations in the business world that Troy Hazard has not experienced and survived. A serial entrepreneurial, who has founded and nurtured eleven businesses over two decades, and has consulted to countless successful companies over the last 20 years.

Through his business career he has owned a diverse range of businesses including a recording studio, an advertising agency, a pizza outlet, real estate brokerage, property development company, leading franchise-consulting business, and a technology business.

These business talents earned him international respect, so much so that he was elected by the world's foremost business leaders for the role of Global President of the Entrepreneurs' Organisation.

It's this same experience that gives Hazard such great value as a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and as the host on the hugely successful national network business television shows in Australia Inside Franchising and Don't Come Monday.

He is also one of the few Australians to crack the USA market with is own TV talk show. Gettin' Down 2 Business airs in the USA on the BizTV Cable Network into 20 million homes each week 9pm EST. He is also a regular Co-Host on The Big Biz Show on the CBS Talk Radio Network and the Business Talk Radio Network broadcasting to 1.5 million radio listeners, and simulcast on the BizTV Network in the United States.

Troy's lessons from the edge provide businesses with potent and refined tools, a collection of which you will find in his Amazon bestselling business book, Future-Proofing Your Business - real life strategies to prepare your business for tomorrow, today!

Client Comments for Troy Hazard

Troy came highly recommended and did not disappoint. He won our audience over quickly with his natural enthusiasm and charm and his comfort of putting his own mistakes, and successes, on show.

Client Comments

Hazard is a sensation. Our members can't get enough of him. Troy Hazard is one of the best speakers we've ever had. He's crisp, funny and smart; a true winner.World Entrepreneurs Organization

Troy Hazard stands out as one of the few speakers in this world who truly understands franchising. His depth of experience in the category is without question. The real life accounts he has gathered from the many brands for which he has worked, and his life as a franchisee and franchisor, make him an incredible asset in any conference situation. He has worked with our many franchise companies as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and emcee, and on every occasion he has sent our team away with incredible take-home value. On top of Troy's experiences in business his unique life story is one of which audiences of all walks of life will relate to. From his struggling start to his glorious come back, Troy Hazard has lived the life of a successful serial entrepreneur and business owner. Captivating the audience with the ups and down of his life there was no doubt in my mind that all the attendees was constantly on the EDGE of their seats. We look forward to having him back again for another amazing inspiring and productive event.Poolwerx Corporation

Troy Hazard's fantastic skill of keeping everyone involved in the Conference, linking presenters with his personal experiences proved to us his extreme talent. All attendees agreed on the professionalism he showed lifted the Conference to another level.Cartridge World

Troy's keynote session provided outstanding content, highly relevant to the audience and simultaneously in line with the conference theme 'The Future is NOW'. His delivery style was highly dynamic and created the perfect balance of business and motivational session. Troy's input throughout the event received excellent feedback from the entire Choice Hotels Team and the delegates.Choice Hotels

Just a brief note to say thank you so much for your efforts in at our international sales conference in Hong Kong. You did an outstanding job of bringing our global team together and getting them to think laterally about how we manage our sales process, our customers and our relationships in business.

The feedback from the event has been fantastic. There has been a buzz around the world throughout a number of the divisions in Flight Centre Limited, and the event has been noted as one of our most successful and highest rated conferences ever!

See you in Melbourne in July for a follow up presentation to our team.Corporate Division Flight Centre Limited

Our Members loved Troy's 'earthy, friendly style' and the feedback included comments such as ''Top man/powerful message!, excellent, great, give him more time, vibrant, exciting'' so clearly the presentation was a great success. Congratulations Troy on an excellent presentation we will definitely have you back for more training with the group.RealCorp Systems Ltd

The group thoroughly enjoyed your session. They were impressed with the intensity of it and the knowledge you passed on - in fact, several commented they could have had more time. We'd love to have you back next year. I also take this opportunity to say Thanks on behalf of the group, knowing they have taken idea's back with them to put into practice within their own business.G.J Gardner Homes

Troy Hazard made a big impact on our people. His relevance for retailers confronted with the issue of growing their business was totally appropriate to our needs.Collins Booksellers

For Troy to receive the evaluations he did highlights the preparation he undertook and the professionalism he obviously possesses. Many commented on his presentation skills and how well he knew 'the Harcourt Way'. Troy is a great presenter and speaker who I would definitely recommend to others.Harcourts Real Estate Group Ltd

Great messages, thought-provoking and engaging, powerful stories, well presented.AXA Australia

The 2012 MDRT Meeting was a phenomenal success, thank you for being part of this years program. Your participation was instrumental in making the Annual Meeting a wonderful experience for our members and VIP guests. The program development committee spent 15 months finding the right people to create a memorable program, clearly they made a great choice in selecting YOU! We appreciate the enormous effort you put into preparing your message and delivering it with passion to the MDRT audience.President, Million Dollar Round Table

Troy delivered a highly effective and engaging presentation as part of the US SMB Keynote Address at the 2012 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto. He was able to align to the key themes of our overall program while bringing his own flavor and keeping his agenda highly relevant to our audience. His anecdotes landed well thanks to a great balance of business acumen, energy and humor. I've received tremendously positive feedback from our attendees who found Troy's presentation to be enjoyable and applicable to their own businesses. Above all, I personally enjoyed working with Troy. It's a tall task to energize an audience at 8:30 in the morning on the final day of a week-long conference, but Troy pulled it off, and I'd recommend him to any organization seeking to inspire a 'conscious change'!Vice President, US SMB & Distribution, Microsoft Corporation

Troy Hazard is one of the best speakers we've ever had. He's crisp, funny and smart. A true winner.CEO, Entrepreneurs Organization

Troy is one of the most dynamic and exciting speakers I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. he goes straight to the heart! Dynamic, informative and great take home value.Director, Bank of Houston

Troy Hazard's presentation on how to Future-Proof Your Business was fantastic! I think his high energy delivery and actionable content had an impact on all of us. It certainly did on me. It was impressed how nuggets from his session continued to be discussed throughout the conference. Troy has a unique way of making learning fun while delivering concrete steps that can help transform anyone's business. If you'd like to catapult your franchisees into a new way of thinking, I recommend Troy.Donn R. Wilson, Senior Executive at Wendy's and Blockbuster

Troy came highly recommended and did not disappoint. He won our audience over quickly with his natural enthusiasm and charm and his comfort of putting his own mistakes, and successes, on show.ACP Magazines

Troy's keynote provided outstanding content, highly relevant to the audience. His delivery style was highly dynamic and created the perfect balance of business and motivation.Choice Hotels

Troy's presentation style, understanding of businesses and his real life experiences have made this event a great success for our business.Fosters/ALH Group Limited

Troy did an outstanding job of bringing our global team together and getting them to think laterally. There has been a buzz around the world and the event has been noted as one of our most successful and highest rated ever!Flight Centre Limited

Troy Hazard stands out as one of the few speakers in this world who truly understands franchising. His depth of experience in the category is without question.Past Chairman World Franchise Council, Chairman Franchise Council of Australia

Troy Hazard was an exceptional keynote speaker at two PMI Leadership Institute Meetings in 2010 - both times he delivered exceptional value to attendees, and his participation in the 2010 North America Leadership Institute Meeting turned an excellent conference into a memorable experience for those who attended.Project Management Institute – USA

'Awesome, fabulous, a huge success, overwhelmingly great!' This is how I'd describe Troy Hazard's recent keynote to our franchisees. I particularly appreciated his great sense of humor and the way he carefully and authentically connected with our franchisees. His message was rich with simple, easy-to-follow, common sense strategies which he had customized for our system and our convention objectives. Our franchisees wouldn't let me down the hall without offering kudos for bringing Troy in to speak to them. Troy is a perfect '10' for any franchise system looking for a speaker.Senior Director of Marketing TBC Retail Group/Big O Tires

In the 16 years we have been booking speakers, Troy Hazard is by far and away the very best convention speaker we have ever had. His session went way beyond my expectations and our franchisees LOVED him! They continued to talk about Troy's message for the rest of the event and we are still hearing about how great they thought he was. The thing that impressed me the most was Troy's extensive preparation. The effort that he put forth to really understand our culture and the objectives we set for the conference and the coming year was fantastic.President and CEO, The Little Gym International

We brought Troy Hazard in to close our meeting and he was fantastic! He brought everything together in a seamless way and sent our franchisees off with solid tools to improve their businesses and their attitudes. I am so glad we had him close our day. It made a huge difference and we can't wait to bring him back for more.Senior Director of Franchising, 7-Eleven USA

WOW, what fantastic results! The positive energy that Troy created in the room was remarkable and he literally set the tone for a great event. AMAZING! The residual buzz from the event has also been fantastic. Troy's passion for franchising and his solid tools for business success will ignite positive energy in ANY brand. If you need a keynote speaker to motivate, inspire and educate your franchisees, Troy is OUTSTANDING!Vice President, Administration, Pita Pit USA, Inc

Troy Hazard delivered a dynamic, targeted keynote for our franchisees that was a direct hit in terms of the messages we wanted delivered. I was particularly impressed with the seamless way Troy dovetailed key points from my session into his keynote and created an overall continuity and cohesiveness that otherwise would not have been there. This was the first time I've experienced this level of professionalism and genuine connection to our group from any outside speaker. Troy is smart, real and authentically cares about the clients he serves.CEO and Founder, Murphy Business & Financial Corporation

We recently had Troy Hazard engage our franchisees in a powerful session and what an impact he had – for all of us! Troy's extensive franchise experience quickly established solid credibility with our franchisees and opened them up to hear his provocative message loud and clear. He challenged them to examine themselves, their goals and their future and WOW – did they resonate and respond to his session. Fantastic feedback from franchisees continues to roll in and we are so pleased with Troy's impact and message, we are bringing him back again in October to work with the entire system and creating regular webinars to keep the momentum going between now and then. Troy's session was an absolute homerun in every way!Vice President, Retail 1-800-Flowers

We selected Troy Hazard to present to both our Business Consultants and our Broker Owners at this year's annual convention. Troy expertly crafted a solid platform of tactical, practical business tools that really resonated. What made Troy's session exceptional was that he then created an opening for everyone in the room to really dig into the fundamental driving inspiration behind why we do what we do both as franchisors and as Broker Owners. One evaluation said, 'Thanks you so much. It was powerful for me to know that you care enough about our success to bring someone like this in to work with us.' Troy's practical business message for our team was a great investment. The icing on the cake was the very real and authentic delivery of that message. I think that's why he had such a powerful impact on our group.Vice President of Operations, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, LLC

Troy made a great contribution to our business program, poignant, entertaining and mostimportantly on point with our strategic initiatives.Maaco Franchising Inc

I would highly recommend Troy to any franchisor looking to really ignite and inspire theirfranchisees to take personal responsibility and create a comprehensive vision for their ownsuccess in life and in business.Jan-Pro International

Troy Hazard was definitely a '10'! Feedback from our franchisees included 'Fantastic!','Refreshing!', and 'Something Different! With his 20 years of experience in all aspects offranchising he really helped bring to light the simple fact that if you are out of control inyour personal life, you can't expect your professional life to be in order.Annex Brands

I have hired many speakers in my career and Troy Hazard was one of the most polishedand professional I have every worked with. He's a real class act and I look forward tocontinuing to work with him in the future!Doctors Express Franchising

Troy Hazard earned full ‘10's' across the board! He was extremely well prepared and hisunique pre-program process left us feeling 100% confident that he would nail it and nail ithe did. Our franchisees have been flooding us with praise saying this was by far the verybest convention they have ever had. A common comment was how refreshing it was tohave someone connect directly to them with nothing but a couple of flip charts and apassionate, relative, memorable message that was applicable to their businesses.Senior Helpers Franchising

Troy Hazard was our keynote speaker recently and he was phenomenal! Everyone whoattended was extremely pleased from our corporate team, to our franchisees, to ourfranchisor partners – the unanimous consensus is that he really set the perfect tone for therest of the meeting. The way that Troy seamlessly and consistently used the FranNetlingo and brought each of his points back to our business really made a huge impact onthe group!FranNet

Topics

Speaker Topics

Embrace Evolution: Will your business be first to change, or first to die?

Future-Proofing Your Business: How to prepare you business for tomorrow, today

Purpose, Passion, People and Profits: Guiding your business with clarity and vision into a more purposeful and profitable future

Revenue through Relationships: The six degrees of customer connection

Speed Leading: The 4 key character traits to become a better leader, faster

Stronger Together: Unlock the power of unity in your business through shared vision, values and victory